to increase; to add to; to augment
sunlight; rays of the Sun
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
each; (arch.) you (plural)
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
on the occasion of; at the time of
to begin purchasing; to purchase
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
recital; recitation; public reading
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to read (a book, etc.) over again
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
cooperation; coordination; link
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
deadly serious; deadly earnest
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)